676:) and delete an article that attempts to discuss the real social issues of places whose names have actually aroused interest in newspapers (this article). It's absolutely true: there are plenty of places whose names have caused a tourist-industry in signage-theft, caused political debates about the need to change the name, and been written-about in real sources because of their unusual names. These places are an encyclopaedic subject. I'm not claiming the existing article is great, or free of OR; but AfD isn't clean-up. If anyone thinks bits of this article aren't sourced, feel free to zap them.
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466:, this is a fun article but it far from perfect — but it does not warrant a deletion. There are some odd 367 articles that link here and it would be quite irresponsible to wipe it without a comprehensive plan to remove all references. It may be a wiser option to rework this article to resemble the format employed by the
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are even the same category of thing—the first is a blunt description, the second happens to share the name with a fictional character, the third is an expletive in a different language, and the fourth is just lengthy. Filing those under the single heading "unusual place names" seems rather dubious to
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with reference to previous nominations for deletion. This subject has multiple reliable sources indicating notability; problems with the state of article just mean the article should be improved, not removed. That said, are there any changes in policy since the last nomination (in 2009!) that would
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may be notable, and place name changes may be notable, but is the vague and subjective concept of having an "unusual" place name a meaningful thing to construct an article around? That is to say, is this a cohesive topic that is best covered at this single article rather than the relevant aspects
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